Gardenias bloom every summer.
White petals, light fragrance. If you get closer, you won't be able to smell it. You have to stand farther away and wait for the wind to come.
The first time Wen Zhi smelled the fragrance of gardenia was when Pei Gu held her hand.
At that time, she didn't know that some smells, once smelled, last a lifetime.
Later Pei Gu left. In a way she could never accept.
Gardenias still bloom every year. Every year when it blooms, she will stand under that tree and wait for the wind to come.
Wait for him to deliver the scent.
When she finally dared to ask herself: What did that unfulfilled hug feel like.
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This is a story about waiting.
Waiting for a person to come back, waiting for a flower to bloom, waiting for an unspoken word to finally be heard by someone.
Concept: Gardenias bloom every year, and those who miss you never come back.